Bolted to the Day
Title: Bolted to the Day [Intro — ratchet rhythm / beat-first] [Ratchet clicks, socket wrench snaps, boots on metal trailer, deep 808 groove building, no spoken intro] [Chant Intro] Click-click tighten down Feet set firm when the day shakes ground Click-click hands don’t stray I stay bolted to the day [Verse 1] Morning came loose with a rattle in the frame Coffee half warm and the sky looked drained Toolbox open with the sockets laid out Old thoughts tapping like they wanted back out But I know that sound when the mind starts shaking Know that little gap where the doubt starts making Room for a man to get pulled off track So I grab that wrench and I tighten me back There’s a thread in the work that can hold you right There’s a bite in the bolt when the torque gets tight There’s a way that purpose can fasten the mind When the whole damn day tries to pull out the line I ain’t loose like before I ain’t scattered by sway I got my hands on the moment and I’m here to stay Let the low end knock let the whole site sway I stay bolted to the day [Pre-Chorus] Washer flat bracket straight Turn that wrench set that weight When the mood gets loud and the sky goes gray Lock it down to the day [Chorus] I stay bolted to the day when the whole world rattles Hands on the work mind in the saddle Bolted to the day with a hard-line grip No loose talk no half-built shift I stay bolted to the day let the bass line shake it If the ground gets wild then my purpose anchors Socket on tight let the rhythm say I stay bolted to the day [Post-Chorus — chant] Click-click tighten Low end striking Grip-grip stay Bolted to the day Click-click steady Crew locked ready Hands know the way Bolted to the day [Verse 2] I seen men come in with a week on their shoulders Bills like brackets and the weather getting colder Still they move smooth when the work gets real Like a wrench knows truth when it touches steel That’s the kind of strong that don’t need a parade Just a man with a task and a clean upgrade Not perfect not polished Not loud not fake Just threaded to purpose when the whole day shakes Some days try to unscrew your head Make you drag old ghosts where your boots should tread But the groove gets deep when the drumline lands And the body remembers what the mind had planned So I torque down peace till the loose parts quit Clamp down focus where the noise once hit If the shift wants trouble let the 808 play I stay bolted to the day [Pre-Chorus] Washer flat bracket straight Turn that wrench set that weight When the mood gets loud and the sky goes gray Lock it down to the day [Chorus] I stay bolted to the day when the whole world rattles Hands on the work mind in the saddle Bolted to the day with a hard-line grip No loose talk no half-built shift I stay bolted to the day let the bass line shake it If the ground gets wild then my purpose anchors Socket on tight let the rhythm say I stay bolted to the day [Bridge — ratchet chant / heavy bounce] Thread it seat it Turn till you mean it Anchor brace it Grip then face it Hinge strong bracket true Work got a hold on you No drift no fray Bolted to the day [Breakdown — low 808 groove] Some men need a reason Some men need a rail Some men need a rhythm When the inner bolts fail So I tighten one choice Then I tighten one more Till the man in my boots walks sure through the door [Final Chorus] I stay bolted to the day when the whole world rattles Hands on the work mind in the saddle Bolted to the day with a hard-line grip No loose talk no half-built shift I stay bolted to the day let the bass line shake it If the ground gets wild then my purpose anchors Socket on tight let the rhythm say I stay bolted to the day [Outro — chant fades] Click-click tighten down Feet set firm when the day shakes ground Click-click hands don’t stray I stay bolted to the day
